Safe MCU Addresses EV Traction-Inverter Requirements

The S32K39 MCU is purpose-built to address electric-vehicle traction-inverter control needs with a combination of performance, integration, networking, security, and functional-safety capabilities.
Dec. 19, 2022

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The S32K39 MCU from NXP is purpose-built to address electric-vehicle (EV) traction-inverter control needs with a combination of performance, integration, networking, security, and functional-safety capabilities. The MCU can support one six-phase or two three-phase motors, controlled by over-200-kHz control loops, while hosting AI/ML algorithms or other monitoring applications. It supports remote smart actuation applications using time-sensitive networking (TSN) Ethernet for zonal vehicle architectures, and reduces system cost with ASIL D software resolver and analog integration.

The S32K37 high-compute capabilities are ideal for high-end battery-management systems (BMS) applications, as well as other EV power inverter and hybrid-electric-vehicle (HEV) applications.

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Alix Paultre

Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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